Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
John R. Carter
- Office
- U.S. representative for Texas’s 31st district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Round Rock, TX
- Born
- 1941
- In Congress
- House since 2003 · 23 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- CARTER, JOHN R REP.
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 31
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookYouTubeInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H2TX31044 · Principal campaign committee: JOHN CARTER FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Texas District 31 | $1,522,249.68 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Texas District 31 | $1,217,908.23 | Won the general election (64.5%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Texas District 31 | $1,339,836.16 | General-election nominee |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Texas District 31 | $2,168,867.75 | General-election nominee |
Total raised$1,217,908.23
Total spent$1,587,960.75
Cash on hand$41,438.95
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$641,743.2153%
- PACs and other committees$551,900.0045%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$24,055.022%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$210.000%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Defense
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Chair
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
161 committees reported giving $563,710.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000.00
- CACI INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('CACI PAC')PAC$10,000.00
- TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND Company pageConnected PAC$9,605.00
- TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$9,000.00
- CUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$8,500.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- KIRBY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- LEONARDO DRS PAC Company pagePAC$7,500.00
- COMMON SENSE COMMON SOLUTIONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$7,500.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
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- BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- ORACLE AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ORACLE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,280.00
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ULTRA ELECTRONICS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- U.S. ANESTHESIA PARTNERS, INC. PAC D/B/A/ USAP PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA RELOADEDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- METROPOLITAN ANESTHESIA CONSULTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THALES USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (THALES USA PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,500.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- AUGUST PFLUGER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- Q FED PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
- RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION PACHybrid PAC$3,300.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CORECIVIC, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CORECIVIC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- VMWARE LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VMWARE PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- HEIDELBERG MATERIALS US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- AIR METHODS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMPAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- GOVEVOLVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TEXANS FOR RONNY JACKSONCandidate committee$2,500.00
- C3.AI, INC. PACPAC$2,500.00
- MEDICAL DEVICE INNOVATION PAC, A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF ICU MEDICAL, INC.PAC$2,500.00
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- INTEL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- SOUTH TEXAS SUGAR CANE PRODUCERS PAC RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS, INCPAC$2,000.00
- LUCAS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS FEDERAL PAC (IBAT FEDPAC)PAC$2,000.00
- DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PACPAC$2,000.00
- REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMODEI FOR NEVADACandidate committee$2,000.00
- DEFENDING AMERICA'S VALUES EVERYWHERE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- TD BANK N.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- WEBER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PACPAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DAVE JOYCECandidate committee$2,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BULLDOG PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- RVFPACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- VITORIA PACPAC$2,000.00
- NEHLS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NOW ELECTING HONEST LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MAYRA FLORES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FREEDOM FORCE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- KEEP TEXAS TEXAS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- MOORE FOR WEST VIRGINIA, INC.Candidate committee$2,000.00
- DELTA AIR LINES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATHANIEL MORAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC.Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- JONES WALKER L.L.P. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LOCKE LORD LLP PACPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITHPAC$1,000.00
- MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ( A.K.A 'MANTECH PAC') Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP. Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- USA RICE FEDERATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC. EMPLOYEE PAC - GRANITEPACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION PAC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC') Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GOVERN PACPAC$1,000.00
- TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR HOME CARE & HOSPICE, INC. TEXAS HOME CARE & HOSPICE PAC- FEDERALPAC$1,000.00
- HANGER INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MBDA INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEXAS CORN PAC OF THE TEXAS CORN PRODUCERS ASSOCIATIONConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEXSTAR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC.Candidate committee$1,000.00
- NOOGA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ANDURIL PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AEROVIRONMENT, INC PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- EMPOWER CLINIC SERVICES, L.L.C./EMPOWER PHARMACY LLC PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MICHAEL RULLI FOR OHIO STATE SENATEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELBIT AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- BIAFRAN AMERICAN COALITION DBA BIAFRA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$25.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting John R Rep. Carter$19,902.08
- Independent expenditures opposing John R Rep. Carter$0.00
- Company and union communications to members about John R Rep. Carter$19,660.53
FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$18,150.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDSupporting$1,459.00
- TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PACSupporting$290.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 31, 2024 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R Rep. Carter (R) | $1,217,908.23 | $41,438.95 | 2024-12-31 |
| Stuart Norman Whitlow (D) | $311,836.57 | $3,650.51 | 2024-12-31 |
| Rick Pfeil (D) | $125,621.04 | $22,060.49 | 2024-12-31 |
| Brian Walbridge (D) | $67,684.18 | $0.00 | 2024-12-31 |
| Mackenzie Latimer (R) | $30,163.26 | $2,523.09 | 2024-02-14 |
| John Carnan Anderson (R) | $28,628.55 | $0.00 | 2024-04-01 |
| William Abel (R) | $8,193.56 | $0.00 | 2024-04-04 |
| Michael Howard Williams (R) | $1,900.00 | $68,407.53 | 2024-12-31 |
| Abhiram Garapati (R) | $175.00 | $1,175.00 | 2023-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
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Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JOHN CARTER FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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